Queer Books Weekly

Weekly List of Books of All Genres Featuring Queer Protagonists at Free or Nearly Free Prices Every Tuesday

✨ Book of the Week ✨

Riyati Rivals

Series: Riyati #2

Cover for Riyati Revials. An ephemeral glowing sigil of sharp lines and dots sits in a void of red energy.

Kai Zeal

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Fantasy, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Asexual, Aromantic, Lesbian

What would you sacrifice to alter an already guaranteed future? The new school year has begun in the quiet town of Opal Pines, and with it, new problems for Kylie and Jordan: Kylie’s mother barely lets her out of sight, and Jordan’s new friend makes it clear he’s no fan of Kylie. Even their older selves are at odds with each other: Siani refuses to intervene in the events to come; meanwhile, Rotanu is not sure the ends justify the means needed to get there. To make matters even worse, a familiar woman from the June kidnapping is back and wants Kylie’s head. What happens when the past is painful and still seeks vengeance, the present is lonely, and the future uncertain? Riyati Rivals is the second book of a new adult/adult contemporary, low dark fantasy series that seeks to explore themes of identity, legacy, the greater good, and finding your own path in life. The Riyati series includes multiple first person perspectives and multiple queer characters (currently including demisexual/romantic and lesbian representation with more to come in future books), set in the modern day United States.

Side characters: lesbians

Regular Price: $4.99

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Dandelion

Cover for Dandelion. Water color illustration with two men linking pinky fingers while facing away from each other.

Merlina Garance

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Romance, Historical

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Achillean, Bi, Gay

1973. It’s been some 20 years since Bill saw Bobby for the last time, and he certainly didn’t expect to run into him again at work. The men have baggage, and more that meets the eye. They’ve known each other since school and much happened since, before they parted ways on heartbreak. Twenty years later, is Bill ready to finally admit his feelings, his sexuality, and to gather his courage to conquer his old lover and friend once more?

Regular Price: 3.99

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Bundle Corner

Queer Contemporary Romance Bundle

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A bundle of some of the best contemporary romance books by queer indie authors!

Notable Books:

  • Even If We're Broken: a novel by A.M. Weald
  • Lessons in Lesbianism by Fern V. Bedek
  • Dulhaniyaa by Talia Bhatt
  • Hot off the Press by Autumn Wolff
  • Love at the Rock Show by Katta Kis

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✨ Book of the Week ✨

The Coffee House Witch & The Grumpy Cat

Series: Cobblestone Coven #1

A woman stands in a cobblestone street next to a cat in a bow tie. The woman has her hand held out to the side and a coffee mug and spoon floats above it.

Ariana Jade

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Romance, Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic

Cassie has returned to her hometown after a disastrous breakup and realises that if she wants to win back her ex, she needs to learn how to be a better witch. A sapphic cozy fantasy romance.

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A Less-Safe-for-Work High Sea Adventure

Series: Triple Strike (Side Story)

Cover for A Less Safe for Work High Sea Adventure. Illustrated. A man in a button down shirt lays on a bed, the shirt is open on the front exposing his chest.

G.M. Gray

Cozy, Science Fiction

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation:  Achillean, Gay

A Less-Safe-for-Work High Sea Adventure is a free short story set in the Triple Strike universe and features Alan's and Sven's foray into BDSM roleplay. Oh you know, Sven murmured. It’s a classic tale of high seas adventure. I tie you up and seduce you with my wicked ways. Once you finally break down and beg, I fuck you senseless. I don’t remember that sort of thing happening in the high seas adventures I read, Alan said. Sven flashed a crooked smile, eyebrow raised in mild disbelief. Really? Which high seas adventures were you reading? I guess the safe for work kind. Sven introduces Alan to sexy pirate role play, and Alan discovers a few new things about himself in the process. Contains about the amount of plot you'd expect from this summary but probably way more talking than you're anticipating.

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Unchain My Heart

Cover for Unchain My heart. Illustrated in simple flat colors. A mountain range looms in the back while two figures stand on a road, one has a sword and both are wearing connected manacles.

Series:  Bonds of Fate (#1)

RJ Martin

Romance, Fantasy, Historical

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

Any illusion I had that love existed was left in the gorgon's cave. Kyra the Bard was supposed to be just another fling on Zoe the Amazon’s way to Athens. Instead, they wake up mysteriously bound at the wrists with an unbreakable chain. Forced to share what should be a simple journey across the sea, they must help each other overcome a sudden storm, a villainous mutiny, a monstrous ex-lover, and their own pasts.

Regular Price: 3.99

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BUNDLE CORNER 📦

Soulmates in Fantasy

Queer Fantasy with Soulmates - three book covers shown next to each other. Curse of Souls. Colliding forces. Endless Lives.

Queer soulmate science fantasy books where magic and technology co-exist!

  • Curse of Souls
  • Colliding Forces
  • Endless Lives

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Contemporary, Historical, & Poetry Mental Health Bundle

Contemporary Romance:

  • Even If We're Broken (adult 🌶)
  • Love in the Liner Notes (adult 🌶)
  • Tears in the Water (YA/NA)
  • Learning Curves (adult)
  • As the Light Goes Out (adult 🌶)

Historical Romance: Dandelion (adult 🌶)

Speculative Fiction: Blood and Sunspots (YA/NA)

Poetry: while the rest of the world dances

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and these authors are banding together to bring you a discounted bundle of stories featuring mental health/illness.

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** Hello wonderful readers of queer literature! April was #IndieApril and many queer authors took the opportunity to release some great new books! Here’s a fantastic selection of recent releases in queer lit!**


Beautiful Disasters

Series: Other Girls Series

Cover for Beautiful Disasters. A woman crosses her arms, smirking, as she leans against an older French Cooridor building in New Orleans

Avery Brooks

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Romance, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic

Author Avery Brooks returns to the steamy city of New Orleans with a smart and sexy sapphic romance that asks, Can workplace rivals fall in love and find a happily ever after? Drea Cordeira likes to have fun. She has quite the reputation for it, having slept with most of the queer women of New Orleans. But behind the humor, charm, and sexy drawl, there's a lot more to Drea, and she's not too keen on sharing it. Organized, reliable Cassie Sullivan has learned to be resilient through a lifetime of loss. She longs for a stable, loving relationship and someone she can count on, not a one-night stand, and definitely not with her new coworker, Drea. In the office and under the hot lights of the dance floor, Drea and Cassie's competitive spirits collide, unearthing a sexy tension and healthy dose of witty banter. As their connection deepens, threatening the safety of the worlds they've carefully crafted, Drea and Cassie must both decide if the risk of revealing their true selves and taking a shot at a love greater than either of them could have imagined outweighs the pain of their pasts and the potential for rejection.

Regular Price: 9.99

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Release Date: 2025-04-08

Content Warnings:

References to alcohol addiction (not explicit)


Errant Wings

Cover for Errant Wings. An angel with tattoos, torn jeans, and cut off flannels, squats at the edge of a brick wall with a spray pain can in hand.

S. Jean

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Fantasy, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Achillean, Gay, Asexual

On their sixteenth birthdays, foundlings grow wings—either angel wings or devil wings—and their value to the city depends on which one. To Asher, devil wings mean the freedom to do what he pleases: using the city as a canvas for his graffiti art; being with his loving, devil-winged boyfriend; riding the dark, glittering streets without a care in the world. But when his wings finally sprout, already three years late, they’re angel wings. Now, the city expects his obedience. His freedom. His everything. Bowing to the system and being a proper angel wing is the last thing Asher wants, except now with every plan he’s ever made in pieces, he doesn’t know what to do or where he belongs. He’d rather burn it all to the ground, but that’s not an option… Or is it?

Regular Price: 3.99

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Release Date: 2025-04-22

Content Warnings:

Self-destructive behaviors, sexual situations, references to underage drinking, smoking, language, arson


Maiden of Despair

Series: Forest of the Morning

Cover for The Maiden of Despair. Dull toned leaves with a maiden in a cowl drawn overtop, the maidens hair looks like roots.

Emmylou Kotzé

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Achillean, Bi, Gay, Sapphic, Lesbian

The second part of the epic Forest of the Morning trilogy, Maiden of Despair continues the saga at 112,000 words. The blood sorcerer Arran Sylvaissen has clenched the continent in an iron fist, sacking the city of Ülhard and laying siege to the surrounding villages. Yet amidst the storm of war, a tentative resistance now arises to thwart him. Having brought Velda safely within the magical borders of Qwu’Mallorn, Albryan struggles to understand the purpose of her divinely bestowed power to undo magic. Meanwhile, as they recover from the wounds of their last battle, the former assassins Nico and Fish must make a choice that will chart the course of the war.

Regular Price: $4.50

Discounted Price: $2.25 on itch

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Release Date: 2025-04-11

Content Warnings:

I wanted to write a book about the victims and survivors of war, ethnic cleansing, and abusive family structures, so the themes in this series are quite heavy. However, it's not intended to be grimdark or kinky, and all the on-page sex scenes are fully consensual. Specific warnings: Abusive family dynamics: ongoing father/daughter incestuous relationship; implied sexual assault, abuse Scenes of self-harm, panic attack; references to suicide, depression Sexual assault & abuse in character backstories Magical pet death Childbirth scene, references to traumatic pregnancy, some of it relates to the SA warnings Torture of prisoners-of-war Fantasy racism, ethnic cleansing as result of same

 


 

Garden of Rotten Roses

Series: World Without Love

Cover for Garden of Rotten Roses by Nicole Hidalgo. A woman stands in a rose garden with vines and thorns around her under a blood red sky and full red moon.

Nicole Hidalgo

Fantasy, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Trans fem, Non-binary, Gay, Aromantic

While investigating the kidnappings of young, impoverished girls, Arianell Acraea uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving rogue Champions of Ares and forbidden sacrificial rituals fuelled by a magic that defies the laws of the Supreme Goddess herself. Ellis, a nomad with an aversion towards divinity, wants nothing but the peace of a quiet life, away from the Gods and their glorified slaves. But a deadly encounter with Arianell pulls both women into a web of mysteries that connects all the way back to the heart of Aphrodite’s Vengeance and how she created her World Without Love.

Regular Price: $2.99

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Release Date: 2025-04-29

Content Warnings:

Blood and gore, torture, grief, suicide, explicit sex scene

 


 

Tales of Scales

Cover for Tales of Scales. A Dragon reclines on a plush chair, a book clutched in hits hands, staring down at the pages with glasses. A sole candle burns in a candlabra and a bookshelf sits behind the dragon.

Michael Miele

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Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Short Story Anthology

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-binary, Queer, Trans feminine

Dragons come in all shapes and sizes, this is of course, a given. In this collection of 10 short stories, dragons and their scaled relatives abound! Build a union with kobolds, take a trip to the stars in search of loved ones, remember for a moment the ache of new love, hold close the joy of sharing your hoard with others, frolic with spirits in a secret wood on the edge of existence, and keep those wits sharp, for dragons are always eager to surprise.

Regular Price: 20.99

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Release Date: 2025-04-02

Content Warnings:

  • Unpredictability: mentions of physical abuse
  • Distress Signal: discussions of disability
  • Letters From Nathaniel Hedgeworthy Addressed with Great Long- ing and Adoration to Symon the Dragon: violence
  • Brunhilda: ghosts
  • The Wyrm in the Mountain of Apples: implied violence, death
  • At Sunset, She Flew: suicidal ideation, suicide attempt • My Greatest Treasure: Threats of violence
  • The Guardian of the Grove: children in danger, child death
  • The Unionization of Kobolds: death, violence, mentions of worker abuse
  • A Gentle Rustling of Leaves: death

 


Shoot Your Best Shot

Cover for Shoot Your Best Shot by Alex Pendragon. A naked man is seen holding his chin with his mouth open in surprise.

Alex Pendragon

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Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Queer, Questioning, Bi

Freshman Chase is desperate for some time to himself. Taking care of personal business is hard enough when you're nineteen and painfully shy, never mind when your pleasure preferences require balancing upside-down. The chance of getting caught in his dorm room isn't the only precarious part of his playtime. A side-hustle housesitting gives Chase the opportunity he's been thirsting for, only to run headlong into Elias. Handsome, sexually-omnivorous, and breathtakingly blunt, the beguiling older guy instantly triggers Chase's prey instinct. How can he run, though, when Elias' hedonistic confidence steamrolls Chase's indecision so addictively? When Chase's roommate stumbles on their secret play, he doesn't need to pry about what Chase is into: the answer's abundantly clear on his face. And once that messy truth is out, Chase's weakness for power play and exposure are about to get put to the test. The intentions are good but the aim can be questionable, in this high-heat queer coming-of-age erotica.

Regular Price: 3.99

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Release Date: 2025-04-19

Content Warnings:

Unprotected sex, exhibitionism


Motes of Inspiration

Cover for Motes of Inspiration. A lizarc figure with a spikey tale stands in a strange corridor while a wagon rolls away in distance.

Series: Chronicles of Nerezia

Claudie Arseneault

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Aromantic, Asexual, Non-binary

Your story is my story. Fate and friendship brought Horace, Rumi, Keza, and Aliyah together in Rumi’s sentient self-propelling wagon. They seek the forest haunting Aliyah’s dream, hoping for answers about the elf’s past and unique abilities—but first, they need to traverse a world haunted by Fragments, dangerous shards that can possess travellers and react to Aliyah’s presence. They’ve reached Virze, a marvel of art and engineering and a city in which all acts of creation are beloved. A perfect occasion to explore and rest before the next leg of their journey… except that Rumi desperately wants to avoid his hometown and the demons of his past. When the Wagon crew realises half of those might be fears of his own making, however, they refuse to leave. But between the curse that ran him out of town and the source of his engineering skills, Rumi has been keeping even more secrets than they’d expected. He’ll need all their support to face the loved ones left behind and prove to all, himself first and foremost, what he is truly capable of.

Regular Price: 3.99

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Release Date: 2025-04-09

Content Warnings:

Childhood bullying, Panic Attack, Risk of drowning


At First Belonging

Cover for At First Belonging. An antrhomoprhic bear wearing a lether harness and color standing back to back with an anthropomorphic wolf. Illustrated.

Rob MacWolf

Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Achillean, Gay, Queer

Dying is simple. It is a much more complex thing to sustain oneself. Graham Faulkner has no idea where his life is going. He was forced out of what he thought would be his lifelong career. He's almost finished with the college degree he feels much too old for, and once he has it he has no idea what to do next. And he can't bring himself to believe that any man could be sincerely interested in him, romantically, sexually, or even platonically: at least, not without certain very specific stipulations. Joshua Driscoll is a drifter who gets by on sex work as an excuse to find the next meal, the next roof over his head, the next chance at a shower. He's been at it long enough to know what he's doing, and to have a rule: don't get attached. He won't be answering questions about how he learned that one. And this job might be a little weird, but it's only another job. Neither of them, for different reasons, is living what could be called a sustainable situation. But fixing one another will not be a simple thing. This is a prequel novella to the book Of Late Belonging,' coming soon from Fenris Publications and Bewere Books.

Regular Price: $1.00

Itchio

Release Date: 2025-04-02

Content Warnings:

Explicit and detailed sexual content, sex work, kink, BDSM, slave roleplay


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Another week, another round of queer books! This week, we have tons of dragons!


Queer Fantasy with Dragons

Bundle by Niranjan

Multiple fantasy books in one bundle, all featuring queer characters and queer dragons!

  • The Dragon and the Mage
  • Gelid Islands
  • The Flame of the Dragon’s Oath

Snag it on Itch for $7.99 – Saving 33%!

Queer Fantasy with Dragons (Yes, they're queer too!) Three books shown against a wooden background.


ARC Corner – Free books available for review!

The ARC Corner is for books that haven’t been released yet or have recently been released but are made freely available to book reviewers and avid readers willing to share their thoughts.

The Dragon Next Door

Temporary cover for The Dragon Next Door. Cover is in black and white sketch showing two people standing in front of a dragon with wings outstretched. The cover also says "Cover Not Final"

Vanessa Ricci-Thode

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Fantasy, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation:  Asexual, Bi, Sapphic, Lesbian, Trans, Non-binary

Tollar is a sword girl and hero for hire who just wants to return a stolen dragon egg, but she inconveniently finds her adventures paused when the dragon hatches and imprints on her. She inherits her childhood home/farm and is stuck relying on her anxious neighbour—the woman she's loved since she was a teen—to help care for the baby dragon she's got to keep secret. But as threats loom, it will take cooperation & some impressive magic to keep the dragon (and each other) safe.

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Tempting Tara

Cover for Tempting Tara book. Two figures stand facing each other, their hands together over one of the figures hearts. Done in flate color illustration with stylized details.

Cozy DuBois

Contemporary, Romance

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Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Bi, Queer, Trans, Intersex

With a former fling now a cherished friendship, Tara secretly longs for more. But is desire enough to bridge two damaged souls? Tara Sanderson is determined to be a good friend when Lee and Antonio's upcoming wedding means countless hours in close company with Gabe Cooper, the best man and her secret ex-flame. Armed with her many rules and meager emotional resilience, she hides her feelings to protect herself. Friendship is more than enough; the man who unknowingly broke her heart has become a beloved friend. After years of therapy and seclusion to recover from a string of abusive relationships, Gabe feels whole enough to love again. His obsessive infatuation with the stranger who stole his shattered heart has healed into manageable yearning for the Tara he’s come to know. Instead of pining after yet another person who will never love him back—or worse, pursuing her and losing their friendship—he reluctantly agrees to the blind dates his mom sets up for him. Tara’s self-control slips after learning he’s looking for love with anyone but her, revealing she's not as content to be just friends as she pretends. Ever the hopeless romantic, Gabe tries to show Tara how good they could be together. Tara must break all her rules to accept the happiness she longs for, but her habit of running from her feelings may be more than Gabe’s still-fragile heart can bear.

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A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams

Cover for A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams - Three figures hold hands next to a magical lake in a dark forest. Illustrated by Laya Rose.

Dax Murray

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Bi, Lesbian, Non-binary, Queer, Sapphic, Pansexual

Strange things can be said of the forest that spans the border of two kingdoms long at war. An evil sorcerer has made it his dominion, or an elegant enchantress has claimed it as her domain and grants wishes to those who chance upon her, or maybe the forest is guarded by an ancient and wrathful spirit. But Katya calls the forest home, living a life of magic and charms with her partner Ivan. But a threat looms over their forest, some darkness and danger that Ivan swears to protect her from. Katya finds herself caught up in a web of grudges and deception spanning generations, but most dangerous of all is the beautiful princess who stumbled into their woods. A princess who sets Katya’s heart fluttering with both desire and fear. As forces rally to rescue the princess or go to war, Katya must take measure of her own powers and decide what she is willing to sacrifice. Will she retreat to the safety of what's familiar or give up everything she knows to spread her wings and fly?

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Stars and Soil

Cover for Stars and Soil. A dagger pierces a crown against a backdrop of filligree and red tiger lillies.

Dax Murray

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-binary, Queer, Sapphic

Die as a queen or live as a rebel?

Caitlin Peddigree faces a dire choice: accept a loveless marriage to the crown prince, or die as a traitor to the throne. While Caitlin still grieves the death of her wife, a rebellion simmers in Fayn, the streets filled with cries for the monarchy’s fall and the rise of democracy. When Caitlin unwittingly befriends a rebel leader, she believes she may have a way out of her unwanted relationship. Marrying the prince would protect her family’s fortune, but can she also be an informant for the rebellion? Caught in a tangled web of political intrigue and court gossip, Caitlin treads a treacherous path, made more dangerous when a spirited new lady arrives at court and ignites a new fire in Caitlin’s heart.

But power in Fayn is ever-shifting. Whispers of magic and long-forgotten gods stir beneath the surface. Religious orders conspire against each other. New nobles scramble for power and old bloodlines seethe with resentment. The rebellion fractures into factions as they bicker over strategy. But underneath it all and unbeknown to most, dark and ancient forces are waiting, watching, and plotting. Surrounded on all sides, Caitlin finds herself a pawn in a deadly game. But she must decide for herself: remain a prisoner of her circumstances—or reclaim her own life. And she must decide fast, otherwise the flames of revolution may be put out by a force far darker than a tyrannical king.

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Birthing Orion

Cover for Birthing Orion. Illustrated by Meriliza Chan. A woman with glowing purple-pink skin in a burgundy dress is before a black hole, between her hands is a small solar system.

Dax Murray

Poetry, Science Fantasy

Representation: Lesbian

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Too fondly have I loved these stars; all these galaxies we once called ours.

The relationship between the two goddesses is tempestuous at best. Seya is the embodiment of a galactic creation and Tia of cosmic destruction. They create and they destroy and then they do it all over again. Seya and Tia use their divine magic to make pulsars and nebula, to set planets spinning around stars and bind a galaxy together with a central black hole.

But when one of Seya's favorite stars goes missing, she blames Tia. What was once a symbiotic cycle of life and death becomes a game of broken hearts and promises betrayed. These tensions and insecurities are explored in sonnets and villanelles; the arc of their love tracked in meter and verse. These poems touch on queer love, betrayal, trust, acceptance, and forgiveness cast against a backdrop of stardust and celestial detritus.

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Farzana's Spite

Cover for Farzana's Spite. A Shattered crown against a backdrop of glitter and silk.

Felix Graves

Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian, Bi, Sapphic, Queer, Trans fem, Trans masc

Life is about as good as it gets for an anxious and depressed bastard stripped of any social benefits of her caste. Farzana has a cushy job, a steadfast best friend, and a mother and younger brother who love her to bits. She was just as shocked as everyone else when Erasto of the House of Violets murdered the royal family in cold blood, and during a live broadcast in the middle of the night no less. But while everyone else was reeling from the loss of their nobility and the news that they now answer to a dictator, Farzana had a slightly more personal crisis going on: Erasto is her long-lost father she had always hoped to meet. Be careful what you wish for. In the bloody aftermath of Erasto’s coup, one traumatized lesbian pixie struggles to find a reason—any reason—to try to survive. And as the kingdom descends further into chaos, one thing becomes clear: if someone doesn’t step up soon to set things right, there won’t be much left worth saving.

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Because My Mom Said So

Cover for Because My Mom Said So. Illustrated. A Woman in a sari and gold jewelry holds out a pistol. Behind her is the silhouette of a man and the skyline of a city.

Or M. Bialik

Science Fiction, Thriller

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Queer, Non-binary, Sapphic, Bi, Lesbian, Aromantic

Ismat’s dating life is terrible, and a lot of it has to do with honesty. Not that he doesn’t want to be honest, he just can’t – or it will ruin his life. He can’t tell anyone he works for the Dominion Security Bureau counter-terrorism division; he can’t tell his date who his father is, even if he knows them, and he most definitely can’t tell them how he actually feels about the gender he has to wear. A possible security breach in the Bureau means that he and his immediate boss are the only people who can be trusted with a case. Things rapidly become more complicated as the Bureau’s Director pulls two foreign agents into the mix. More complicated than others because Ismat finds one of them very attractive, something which he would rather the agent not know. Unfortunately – she’s telepathic. When the investigation leads them to a women-only charity event, Ismat finds some use for the dresses kept in the back of the closet and finds out that having a partner who knows what you think is not such a bad thing. A stand-alone book set in the Worlds of the PACT universe.

Regular Price: $2.99

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Nomads of Zyden

Cover for Nomads of Zyden.  A Woman in chainmail armor with palte pauldrons grips a sword in her hand against a backdrop of snowy mountains.

Xine Fury

Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Transgender, Non-binary

When a tribe of ghoulish monsters wipes out her mountain clan, a fierce warrior named Marta teams up with a jester, a fairy, and a woman with whom she shares a magical bond.

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Caught With Zeus

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Arizona Tape

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Romance

Spiciness / Heat LevelL 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

Alexa is giving her all now that she’s the new Zeus. Her drive is a threat to the Titans who rule over her. If she wants to hold onto her job, she has to trick them into believing she’s harmless.

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The Scales of Seduction

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Rien Gray

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Fantasy, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Trans fem, Sapphic

Seeking to change her body, Petra Kruos, a mercenary and the last living Basilisk, strikes a deal with the goddess Cybele in exchange for recovering Perseus’ divine armaments from his grave. The hero’s corpse rests within the lair of the legendary Medusa, who lives in exile surrounded by a vicious and deadly gauntlet. Surviving to reach the gorgon is perilous enough, but the potent lure of a fellow serpent threatens to undo everything Petra holds dear. The Scales of Seduction is a F/F erotic romance novella between a butch trans woman and a feral cis femme, focused on lesbian desire and reclaiming one's body from those who would destroy it.

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Valerin the Fair

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Rien Gray

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Fantasy, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Non-binary

Follow a fellowship of sapphic knights as they’re seduced by witches, queens, goddesses—and each other—in a dark, lush fantasy inspired by Arthurian legend. Under the reign of King Theomacha the Exalted, the Land of Maidens flourishes. Her knights protect and explore the realm, seeking artifacts lost to time and fending off wicked, cunning magics. Born in the isolated Brocéliande Forest, Valerin is raised as a warrior by druids of great power. Her unusual strength and invulnerability is said to be the blessing of a goddess, but when Sebille, a sorceress empowered by fire and rot, arrives to challenge her claim, Valerin must come to terms with her true nature — or fall to the seduction of the woman she's destined to kill.

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Just Come Clean

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Ria Wyland

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Romance, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic

A suave player and a sweet romantic catch a bad case of feelings in this charming, workplace lesbian romance. Alden Breslin has everything she could want—a cushy job, lifetime friends, and women falling at her feet. She’s great at separating work and play, so it catches her off guard when she spots cute and shy Rebecka at work. Now suddenly, she’s the one in danger of falling. And isn’t that an unsettling thought? Rebecka Nash is back in the US after a decade abroad. Her new job comes with a smooth, experienced developer who charms her way into her bed. Casual might sound fun, but Rebecka always falls hard and fast. How can she pretend she hasn’t imagined their whole future together? As if the eternally single Alden would ever want a real relationship! Wanting the same thing while pretending they don’t shouldn’t be so complicated!

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Diving In

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Sage Donnell

Romance, Cozy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

Morgan has finally had enough success as an author to pursue writing full time. She goes to Bonaire to write, but mostly ends up diving while gripped with a case of, well, not exactly writer’s block, but perhaps writer’s trickle. Words are coming, just slowly and painfully. When a mom and son move into the rental across the yard from her, at first she thinks it will make things worse. And, in terms of writing, it does, at least for a while. But getting to know Ash and Jake is definitely worth it. Ash and her ten-year-old son, Jake, have been through a rough couple of years. When a windfall comes her way, Ash decides that they need a reset, and she takes Jake on the diving trip he’s always wanted. The across-the-yard neighbor is entirely too attractive, friendly, and competent, making Ash feel bumbling in comparison. But the more she gets to know Morgan, the less she wants to keep her distance. As Ash and Morgan dive together, spend time in their shared yard, and bond over being Jake fans, the vacation fling starts to seem like more.

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That Night I Got Dragged Home By A Werewolf

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Autumn Wolff

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Paranormal, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Trans fem

Lilith is just trying to make it through each day. Being a trans girl in a small town comes with challenges. Her roommate can be a jerk sometimes. And working as a rural librarian doesn't pay all that well. But everything changes when she attends the Wylde Night festival and meets a mysterious woman named Mars. The two immediately hit it off, dancing together. And before she knows it, Lilith is going home with Mars. But hold on. . . are her eyes glowing? And wow! Mars sure is strong. Still, there's a powerful connection between them. Almost something. . . magical. It isn't long before Lilith realizes she's dating a werewolf.

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Beautiful Disasters

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Avery Brooks

Romance, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Queer

Author Avery Brooks returns to the steamy city of New Orleans with a smart and sexy sapphic romance that asks, Can workplace rivals fall in love and find a happily ever after? Drea Cordeira likes to have fun. She has quite the reputation for it, having slept with most of the queer women of New Orleans. But behind the humor, charm, and sexy drawl, there's a lot more to Drea, and she's not too keen on sharing it. Organized, reliable Cassie Sullivan has learned to be resilient through a lifetime of loss. She longs for a stable, loving relationship and someone she can count on, not a one-night stand, and definitely not with her new coworker, Drea. In the office and under the hot lights of the dance floor, Drea and Cassie’s competitive spirits collide, unearthing a sexy tension and healthy dose of witty banter. As their connection deepens, threatening the safety of the worlds they’ve carefully crafted, Drea and Cassie must both decide if the risk of revealing their true selves and taking a shot at a love greater than either of them could have imagined outweighs the pain of their pasts and the potential for rejection.

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Cottonopolis

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SF Layzell

Historical, Young Adult

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

Twelve-year-old mill girl NELLIE DOYLE gets up early for work on what seems like just another day in Little Ireland, a notorious Manchester slum. But then her father loses his job, putting Nellie and her family at risk of eviction and starvation. Hungry and afraid, Nellie walks past a new bakery stocked with luxury goods and bonds with CHLOE VALENTINE, a girl who lives in Manchester’s workhouse. In another chance encounter, Nellie meets a circus owner and believes he has granted her seven wishes.  Set against the backdrop of 1840s Manchester, where cotton is king, calls for abolition fill the air, and the city comes alive with the sounds of the circus, Nellie, Chloe and Nellie’s brother Danny make a series of wishes. They wish that a local bully will never fight again, a beloved horse will be set free, a respected neighbour will be saved from a slum basement, Nellie’s father will find a new job, and that Chloe will find her family. But magic doesn’t always go according to plan, and meanwhile, Nellie starts developing feelings for Chloe. Can she find a way to make her own magic?

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Where Shadows Linger

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Mary Dee

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Historical, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Gay

They survived the war, but can they survive the peace? Eva Muller and Zoe Lambros flee to Australia, seeking refuge from World War II ravaged Greece. They struggle in an intolerant society whilst dealing with their haunted war-time memories and hiding their love. With the horrors of the war behind them, Eva and Zoe forge a new life together. The war is over but the shadows from their past emerge to shatter their peace and endanger their lives. They are about to find out the hard way that moving thousands of miles away does not protect them from those that wish them harm

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Lifelines

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Shireen Magedin

Paranormal, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

It’s 1975 in Nawabshah, Pakistan. Sarah and Tanya have fallen in love in an ancient land. Can they withstand the fierce opposition to their forbidden love in a city of deeply held beliefs and cultural traditions? The world is changing, but not fast enough for Tanya Kareem. Her promotion to police inspector sends her to Nawabshah, where she will have to prove herself and take a leading role in a man’s world. Sarah Shahzad Shah’s passion for learning and compassion for her patients make her a brilliant doctor in training. But she possesses psychic abilities that she doesn’t know how to master… yet. Those gifts will come in handy when she handles some of her more puzzling cases that lead her to Inspector Tanya Kareem. Their journey is just beginning.

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A Widgie Knight

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Mary Dee

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Historical, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Gay

A famous and powerful man abuses his power but it will take a determined woman to defend the woman she loves and teach the sexual predator a lesson he will never forget. Featuring Brazilian artist Lucia Nobrega’s illustrations of Eva and Zoe Lambros from the Intertwined Souls Series.

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Promise is a Promise

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Mary Dee

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Historical, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

A heart-warming romantic comedy promising a night of passionate romance. Zoe Lambros is on a mission to keep a promise she made to her wife Eva in a refugee camp in Egypt in 1946! Zoe is on mission of love! The fiery, unstoppable force that is Zoe Lambros is back! She is as audacious and irreverent as ever. Filled with plenty of surprises and unexpected turns, this heartwarming romantic comedy promises a night of passionate romance under the stars and joyous celebrations. Illustrated by Lucia Nobrega.

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Words Heard in Silence

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T. Novan & Taylor Rickard

Historical, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Trans masc

An epic love story in war-ravaged Culpeper during the Civil War where an unlikely romance blossoms between the widowed Rebecca and the dashing Union Officer Colonel Charles. Can their love survive the agony of war? It’s 1864 in Culpeper, Virginia, and the Civil War is raging. War widow Rebecca Gaines struggles to manage the family farm on her own. Life is difficult in besieged Culpepper, and the arrival of Union soldiers on her property for the winter offers Rebecca extra income but she fears having the enemy at her doorstep. The troop’s commanding Officer is Colonel Charles Redmond, a dashing, surprisingly courteous gentleman, is not what she expects from a Union soldier, and Rebecca finds herself drawn to the handsome officer despite her misgivings of falling for the enemy. Charlie is not without his demons and is alarmed at how easily he has fallen for the lovely Southerner. Charlie hides a secret that, if discovered, will mean social disgrace and an end to his distinguished military career. Can he risk his reputation and career for the woman he is falling in love with?

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Ship of Dreams

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Brey Willows

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Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic, Gay, Pan

Captain Temp Strud is all about secrets: especially her own. She’s forced into an uneasy alliance with the Devil’s Urchin's pirate captain, whose reputation is as fierce as her smile is disarming.

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Winter’s Spell

Cover for Winter's Spell. Two women wrapped in a blanket and wearing knitted hats stand in the snow against a backdrop of a lighthouse at night.

Ursula Klein

Romance, Fantasy, Cozy, Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans man, Gay

Theater director and high school drama teacher Tessa Flowers is still carrying a torch for her old college roommate, Roxy Bright, despite not having seen her in years. When they end up in Provincetown over the winter, Tessa convinces Roxy to help her put on a Shakespeare production. What better way to fan the long-held spark of attraction into the roaring fire of passion? Cue the instant attraction they long to explore. But when Roxy unwittingly saves a stranded mermaid named Mo, things go off script. Mo is tall, curvy, and stunning, with long green hair and absolutely no clue about life on land. Lured into Cape Cod Bay by an evil spell, she cannot return to her true form. In gratitude to Roxy for having saved her, she vows to help Roxy find her true love. This would all be great, except that Mo doesn’t actually know anything about human courtship, and her help creates more problems than it solves. Throw in Tessa’s icy ex, who has the lead role in the play, and the stage is set for a comedy of errors that even the Bard could appreciate.

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Enchanted Autumn

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Ursula Klein

Romance, Fantasy, Cozy, Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

When Dr. Elizabeth Cowrie shows up in Salem, Massachusetts to study the witch trials, Hazel and her best friend, Roxy, are both instantly attracted to the workaholic professor. Roxy snags a date with Elizabeth first, but when their chemistry fizzles out, Hazel sees an opportunity to pursue Elizabeth herself—until she realizes Elizabeth is avowedly anti-magic. That’s definitely a problem since Hazel is a bona fide witch: rides a broom, has a black cat, brews love potions, lives in a haunted house, and has a vampire ex-girlfriend. Roxy is the only person who knows the truth, and Hazel has gotten used to hiding who she is, but she can’t live a lie with the person she loves most. Can Hazel give up magic to make it work with Elizabeth? Or will she give up on the love of her life instead?

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The Cradle of Eternal Night (illus. by Pom Poison)

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Ladz

Fantasy, Romance, Horror

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Trans man

In a land lit only by the counterfeit warmth of magical technology, the Kler prays for the return of the sun, the moons, and the stars. Ceaseless night and the beasts lurking in the darkness keep the congregation within the Kolebka Wiecznej Nocy trapped in mirthless vigil. Their towns remain quiet as graveyards as they wait for day to come again. What no one knows about this ceaseless night is that the Kler themselves can end it. But they haven’t, and they won’t. Long ago, the Kler banished the sun worshipers, but a heretical sect made the journey back to the land of darkness. Now, only one remains carrying their purpose heavy on her shoulders: a maverick technomancer named Basia. She alone will bring back the light, or no one will. Armed with naught but her own cleverness and a sword imbued with sun-embraced charms, she searches for the Kler’s secrets and finds herself in Tawerna. With the Kler on her heels, she infiltrates a private feast and catches Hanka, a docile bard, in the middle of planning her own escape into the world beyond. Hanka wants nothing to do with the heretical outsider until she discovers that her purpose aligns with the darkness buried inside herself. Hanka knows the secrets the Kler keeps, and she knows just where to go to expose their lies. With only each other and their heretical magic to rely on, Basia and Hanka face the eternal night and wonder, are they truly enough to bring light back to the world?

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Wolf Shirt & High Heels

Cover for Wolf Shirt and High Heels. Illustrated in the style of dot-art comics from the 1960s. Two women stand next to each other.

Evie Marque

Romance, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Bi, Pan

Flirting at work has never felt this intense—or this real. The last thing Ramona St. Germaine needed was public humiliation on her wedding day. Yet, the universe had different plans, leaving her jilted and questioning everything—friendships, loyalty, and her own judgment. She soon learns the culprit behind her unique engagement falling apart: Quinn Archer. After some internet sleuthing, Ramona finds Quinn. She could face her and move on—easy. Well, easy if she ignores their mutual attraction. Quinn Archer thrives in the grey, predictable landscape of her corporate job. So, imagine her shock when she grabs the same coffee as the most intriguing woman she’s ever met. Despite Quinn's less-than-stellar social skills, their chemistry draws her in and that predictability takes a backseat. Wolf Shirt & High Heels is a fun, intimate third-person dual-POV contemporary lesbian romance brimming with banter, slow-burn tension, office nonsense, heartfelt kisses, and healing.

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The Smith

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Marine St Jean

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Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Gay

A travelling blacksmith is asked to stay, but refuses for mysterious reasons.

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Gnarled Hollow

Cover for Gnarled Howllow. a ghostly figure looms in front of a large mansion on a dark night.

Charlotte Greene

Horror, Mystery

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Bisexual

Unemployed English professor Emily Murray has been given a chance of a lifetime: to work and study inside Gnarled Hollow, the former estate of one of her favorite authors. She doesn’t believe in the supernatural, but by the end of her first day, she knows something is wrong. The house has a disturbing habit of changing dimensions—and not just physical ones. Rooms go missing, doors close on their own, and time has a strange tendency to disappear. Emily is joined by other scholars, among them the beautiful art historian, Juniper Friend. Together they begin to research the history of the house, refusing to abandon their work despite the appearance of a mysterious, frightening presence. Spurred on by their desire to uncover the mysteries of Gnarled Hollow and its ghostly inhabitant, they’re determined to uncover the truth, even if it means risking their own lives.

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Other Girls

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Avery Brooks

Romance, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic

Once upon a time, Sam and Ashley were other girls. Three years after the loss of her wife to a brain aneurysm, 34-year-old Samantha Parker focuses her energy on caring for her young son, Jake. She can’t imagine ever falling in love again, so she focuses on putting one foot in front of the other and being the best mom she can be. It’s not a perfect life, but as long as her son is happy and her softball team keeps winning, everything is fine. That is, until Ashley Valence, the girl who bullied Sam throughout high school, moves back to New Orleans and joins the softball team. As tensions rise on the field, unexpected chemistry between the two women begins to grow. No matter how much Sam wants to hate Ashley for the pain and anguish those teenage taunts caused, Ashley’s eyes hold only warmth now. And, as Sam slowly introduces Ashley into her life with Jake, she begins to let go of the past. But as their relationship progresses, all of the former hurts and resentments resurface for Sam, and she lashes out at Ashley. Sam understands that her anger is a byproduct of the events of the past and that Ashley isn’t the same girl she used to be. But when Sam begins to realize that she’s fallen in love with Ashley, she has to decide if she can truly trust her heart and find happiness with the woman who once hurt her so deeply.

Regular Price: 9.99

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The Northwest Deception

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S.K. Johnston

Thriller

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian

In the serene beauty of the Pacific Northwest, a sinister conspiracy brews, threatening not only the lives of two determined women but the fabric of reality itself. Dr. Kate Sinclair, a brilliant psychologist, and Dr. Samantha Mitchell, an intrepid biologist, find themselves thrust into a maze of deceit, manipulation, and government cover-ups. As the two women delve deeper, their lives are upended. Friendships fracture, loyalties shift, and the line between reality and illusion blurs. With their own lives in peril, Kate and Sam must navigate a treacherous landscape of power, intrigue, and hidden agendas. Following the breadcrumbs of deception, a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase ensues, pitting the determined duo against formidable adversaries willing to stop at nothing to hide their illicit activities. As the world they thought they knew shatters before their eyes, they must grapple with their own sanity and trust in each other to survive.

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The Happy Secret of It All

Cover for The Happy Secret of it All. Illustrated. Two women dance against arc deco branches and vines. One has a monocles and a pinstripe suit while the other hasa flowing evening gown.

Cassidy Percoco

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Romance, Historical, Fantasy, Cozy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic

When Patience Carmichael attends a royal ball in a gown she made for herself as a break from her dull life as her stepfamily's servant, she unfortunately finds that the tumult of a roaring '20s party in full swing is a bit much for her and has to duck out to the quiet of the gardens. There she unexpectedly meets a handsome woman who puts her at ease — the first person she's met in years who's treated her kindly. Patience has to run at midnight, but once she gets home, she realizes that that the stranger was the female prince in whose honor the ball was held. Prince Will, kept from dancing by her bad leg, was terribly bored at the ball. Used to young ladies knowing her and treating her accordingly, she's fascinated with Patience's very strange behavior and bewitched by her. Will sets herself to finding the charming and mysterious girl, tracking her down through the streets of the city and asking her out for tea. A resounding victory! But merely seeing each other again isn't going to remove all obstacles between Patience and the prince. The two will have to confront what they mean to each other and the limitations they put on themselves in order to find happiness …

Regular Price: 2.99

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Cinders of Yesterday

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Jen Karner

Romance, Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Bi, Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic

Monster hunter Dani Black wants revenge. A year ago, the rogue Necromancer Spectre murdered her partner during a hunt gone wrong. Dani has been looking for a way to kill him—and keep him dead—ever since. When rumors of a weapon capable of killing anything surface in Dawson Maryland, she sets out on a mission to get her hands on it. While unraveling a web of clues about her own past, Dani runs into the alluring Emilie Lockgrove, daughter of a magical family who are inexplicably tied to Spectre. Emilie Lockgrove wants answers. Ten years ago she survived the catastrophic fire that killed her mother, and left her hospitalized. Now, Emilie has returned to Dawson, expecting to confront the trauma of her past and move on. Instead, she discovers magic is real and encounters ghosts, monsters, and the necromancer who has hunted the mediums in her family for generations. Dani intends to kill Spectre or die trying. Emilie wants to reclaim the life of magic that was hidden from her. To survive, they'll need to work together to confront their past, break the spell holding back Emilie's magic, and destroy Spectre once and for all.

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Tower of the Heart

Cover for Tower of the Heart. A lone figure with a sword stands on a rocky crag and looks upon a towering stone castle against a stormy sky.

E.K O'Connor

Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Sapphic

How far would you go for love? It's been over a year since the ancient tower fell and a great evil was defeated, but Ren is still haunted. Driven to return to the site of the great battle she fought in many moons past, the elven warrior has joined a rag-tag group of treasure hunters in a bid to re-enter the tower and face the danger within. It is not greed, or even vengeance that has carried her across the lands and back to the dark ruins, but something far more powerful.

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Whirlwind

A woman in a fancy pink dress with pink hair and pearls stands in a magical miasma. Cover for Whirlwind.

Marina Rose

Fantasy, Mystery

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Trans fem

When Bryll's night out with the mysterious and alluring Iselde turns into a magical firefight, she finds herself caught in the crosshairs of a city-wide conspiracy—and increasingly smitten with the most dangerous criminal of all. With spells flying and secrets unraveling, Bryll must use every trick up her sleeve to survive this whirlwind of deception, desire, and danger.

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Kotov Syndrome

Cover for Kotov Syndrom. Illustrated. A woman is show looking concerned against lines of binary code.

S. Morgan Burbank

Science Fiction

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic, Pansexual

Erika Edens is panicking. Behind on her bills and stuck in a crappy job, she's blindsided when ex-love-of-her-life Abby shows up needing a place to stay. This is the perfect situation for a second chance... ...except that Abby is a computer simulation in the body of an android. Battling the rising hostility of her world and the demons in her head, Erika struggles to come to terms with living in a country increasingly hostile to non-human entities. Can Erika adapt to life with her new roommate? Or will her troubles end any chance at reconciliation before it gets started?

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Woodpusher

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S. Morgan Burbank

Science Fiction, Dystopian

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation:  Lesbian, Sapphic, Queer, Pansexual, Aromantic, Asexual, Trans femme

Erika Edens finally had everything she wanted. The girl. The quiet life. The stable job. But even the best situations can be turned upside down by powers well beyond our control. Now Erika finds herself in another universe full of gods, guardians, and advanced technologies. Along with her girlfriend and four other humans, they must undertake a plan to save Earth from a rogue deity. But for all the skills and talents this team has, one critical component is out of place. Will Erika be able to overcome her lack of skills – and her demons – to learn what she needs to save the world? Or will she trip herself up along the way?

Regular Price: $4.99

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Braving the Storm

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Niranjan

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian

Faced with a choice between love and safety, what can she decide? Hallie has been in love with her best friend, Freya forever. Hallie may be one of the most powerful witches of their generation, but she’s also introverted and afraid to offend anyone. To Hallie, Freya is everything she is not, being beautiful, brave and outspoken, unafraid to stand up for herself or for others. The secrets she keeps only adds to her allure. When a new King is elected who decides to persecute the magical community, Hallie’s parents decide to leave the country. Hallie wants to go with them, but she can’t leave Freya and Freya has made it very clear that she won’t leave. With the situation in the country deteriorating day by day and hate crimes on the rise, Hallie finds herself torn between the woman she loves and her own safety. But when Freya suddenly leaves and a new law is passed preventing witches from leaving the country, Hallie finds herself with her back to the wall. Can she escape the trap set by the King or will she have to become one of the witches serving the King against her own sisterhood? Braving the Storm is a contemporary fantasy novella. If you love stories with personal stakes and emotional overtones with a handy witch hunt and rebellion as the backdrop, you will love Braving the Storm.

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Lillith Of Endings

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Dreamer's Riot

Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Trans masc, Trans fem, Non-binary, Polyamory, Gay

Annie Beckett, a teacher and biologist wakes up in a new world and a new body. She remains brilliant, fierce, and sapphic: three traits women are not allowed in the monarchy she has found herself in. But she had the fire to fight corruption on Earth, and that fire was reborn with her.

Regular Price: $5.99

Discounted Price: $2.99

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Mizuchi

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Roxie

Historical, Fantasy, Romance, Visual Novel

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Asexual

Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 is a heartfelt and philosophical yuri visual novel game featuring a beautiful shape-shifting temptress and a resourceful warrior nun. Inspired by multiple folklores, it blends historical fantasy with themes of redemption, sacrifice, identity, and found family, drawing on Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese influences. Many topics are brought up such as Asian history, culture, colonization, human and bestial hierarchies and much more. This is all in an effort to answer three questions: Who am I? What do I want? What am I looking for?

Regular Price: $15 on Steam and Itch.io, $25 for Game Console

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Shatter The Earth

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Sporktown

Paranormal, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Trans fem

In a world where supernatural abilities are commonplace, a life working a dead end job at a bowling alley isn't as exciting as one could hope. One regular girl wishes she were granted incredible power. Or maybe even a little power as a treat.

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Blood, Desire and Love

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Savika

Romance, Horror, Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Trans fem, Sapphic, Queer, Bisexual

Dani feels fairly aimless in his life. He's studying for a degree he doesn't care about. His parents seem to not care about him. And he seems to attract the worst sort of people who make his life a living pain. And that's not even getting into the distaste he feels about himself among other things... But all that changes when he encounters a strange woman; Rovah is an odd stranger from out of town, who seemed to have forced her way into Dani's life. He isn't sure about her intentions, but there's something about her; something that draws him in like a moth to a flame... The question is, will he burn up or will he come out changed on the other side?

Regular Price: $2 USD

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The Comfort of the Knife

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Malaika Kirkwood

Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Trans fem, Trans masc

When humanity first formed contracts with eldritch beings from the other side of reality to gain sorcery, the first thing they did was destroy the world. The second, was make a new one. Scarred by the murder of her father, Nadia intends to die avenging him, beginning a journey that will require her to form a contract with a goddess of a razed court, and join an order of the greatest killers in the world. But when allies become lovers, Nadia's new reasons to live compete against her desire to die, leaving her with a choice to make: give up on vengeance or see her quest to its bloody end. . .even if it means cutting a path through the ones who love her.

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On Wings of Fallen Stars

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Valea Denarr & Micah Iannandrea

Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Non-binary, Trans fem, Asexual, Demisexual, Polyamory

When stars fall from the sky, pulled down by ancient magic, Laura of the Ash Clan is determined to protect her territory. Accused of breaching Starborn law by dragons seeking an advantage, she relies—begrudgingly—on Calia, a dragon with whom she shares deep familiarity and history, one who is unafraid to face assassins and brave an ancient forest of necromantic rot. But in the end it is Laura who rules, and she who must protect what’s hers—even at the cost of her own heart. Nomi’s druidic pilgrimage, her long awaited chance to see the world, begins with her in the wrong place at the wrong time. Alone and far from home, she finds refuge with Laura of the Ash Clan, ruler of a vast forest. But Laura has her own troubles—conspiracies, secrets and heartbreak—that occupy her, and before long Nomi finds herself drawn not to the road, but to Laura and the beautiful dragon devoted to her. As more stars fall and long-dead secrets are clawed from the grave, Laura and Calia take comfort in Nomi’s curious excitement for their world. But the world of the Starborn is not as bright as it seems. Danger lurks in the shadows, and a fallen star can undo even a dragon.

Regular Price: 4.99

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Magica Riot

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Kara Buchanan

Science Fiction, Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian, Trans fem, Non-binary, Agender, Polyamory

The last night of Claire Ryland's old life was pretty normal, aside from the alley fight with interdimensional monsters. Fortunately, the drummer of her favorite local band transformed into a magical girl and saved her. Then Claire became a magical girl as well. Things got a little complicated after that. Now Claire is juggling two new lives: living as a girl and as a member of Portland's super-secret supernatural defense squad, the hard-rocking magical girls known as Magica Riot!

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Beyond Bringers

Cover for Beyond Bringers. Various remains of a person's detrious like skelton mix into a miasma.

visceralhit

Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Horror

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Queer, Non-binary, Asexual, Achillean

Some time ago, a glimmer broke the horizon, blistering the periphery of sight and mind. Since then it has evolved to claim a name. The Beyond. A vast, ravenous entity gaining purchase in the world with each passing day. Amidst the chaos, Nieve Lyonne rises to fill the long-vacant position of Biotheologist. Caught in a clash between the demands of her superiors, a terrified society, and her vibrant curiosity for the entity knocking on their door, Nieve must find a balance between holding on to humanity and letting the world bend her into a shape of its own. Beyond Bringers is a sci-fi horror novel about limits, language, and where humanity is lost.

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The Phoenix and the Sword

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JC Snow

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Achillean

Training as a combat nurse is Aili Fallon's escape from an abusive family and her grey existence. She seizes it with both hands, despite her guilt over leaving her mother behind. And within her class of trainees, she's ironically found a level of peace, as she prepares for war. But when she rescues a mysterious young woman in an alleyway behind a bar, something in her shifts – nothing as simple as desire. Almost like a homecoming, to a home she's never known. Tairei knows Aili, even if Aili can't recognize herself in Tairei's eyes. And in Tairei's presence, the world routinely upends itself, and the impossible becomes almost ordinary. When Tairei disappears in a fiery tempest, she saves Aili but also grants her a terrible immortality, and new and undiscovered powers Aili can't control. She will risk all the safety she has won to find Tairei again: crossing into a spiritual realm, wielding a sword she can't remember, and discovering a love doomed a thousand years ago. And it just might bring her home again.

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The Shoreless River

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JC Snow

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Achillean

Caught in a demon's curse, bound by a phoenix's sacrifice, she now holds power beyond all other mortals. Aili Fallon will never be an ordinary woman again. Immortal, invulnerable to all injury, Aili fights through the pain of her two lives, her spirit entrapped in the demonic array. But Liu Chenguang is no ordinary phoenix. She carries her final hope for Aili's healing to the Daxian Republic, into a war where neither mortals nor phoenixes are safe. Demon Zhu Guiren strives with Tainu, the eldest phoenix, to break the great array that holds two million mortal souls, defying the dangers that only he can foresee. As they draw near the secret of Zhu Guiren's power and Tainu's hidden past, the demons seeking the blood of a phoenix draw ever nearer. And as the Sorrowful River devours the land, together they will all risk their lives and hearts to break the ancient curse. Regular Price: $5.99

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Hello beautiful readers! We come to you with some great queer reads this week, including some cozy aroace science fiction, some steamy M/M contemporary, and more!

✨ BOOK OF THE WEEK ✨

Shoot Your Best Shot

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Alex Pendragon

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Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Queer, Questioning, Bisexual

Freshman Chase is desperate for some time to himself. Taking care of personal business is hard enough when you're nineteen and painfully shy, never mind when your pleasure preferences require balancing upside-down. The chance of getting caught in his dorm room isn't the only precarious part of his playtime. A side-hustle housesitting gives Chase the opportunity he's been thirsting for, only to run headlong into Elias. Handsome, sexually-omnivorous, and breathtakingly blunt, the beguiling older guy instantly triggers Chase's prey instinct. How can he run, though, when Elias' hedonistic confidence steamrolls Chase's indecision so addictively? When Chase's roommate stumbles on their secret play, he doesn't need to pry about what Chase is into: the answer's abundantly clear on his face. And once that messy truth is out, Chase's weakness for power play and exposure are about to get put to the test. The intentions are good but the aim can be questionable, in this high-heat queer coming-of-age erotica.

Regular Price: $3.99

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The Loves of Her Life

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Sage Donnell

Romance, Cozy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Sapphic, Bi

Three amazing women. Two great loves. One impossible choice. Hayden’s neurodivergence means that she struggles in social situations, but when she met Lizzie everything felt right with the world. They fell in love, got married, and moved abroad. When Lizzie was kidnapped and presumed dead, Hayden’s whole life fell apart. Thoughtful, creative Kira picked up the pieces of Hayden’s broken heart and gave her a second chance at love. Now, after three wonderful years together, they’re ready to take the next step. That is, until Lizzie shows up, alive and well with nowhere to go except home to the woman she still considers her wife. Overjoyed and overwhelmed, Hayden stalls for time by agreeing to go on five dates with each of the loves of her life before choosing. But the choice is unbearable. Secretly, she has another plan, one which could mean a happy ending for all of them – if she can just make it happen.

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HEART OF THE Covenant

Cover for Heart of the Coveneant. Watercolor illustration of a space ship against a purple-blue sky.

S. L. Dove Cooper

Science Fiction, Cozy

Spiceness / Heat Level: 🍭

Represenation: Aromantic, Asexual

In Heart of the Covenant, five stories explore ties of friendship, family and culture, embracing our differences and our similarities.

Having applied to be an ambassador for her people within the Galactic Covenant, Hedriar has relocated to Cerulean Station, one of the Covenant's largest residential stations. There, she'll spend the next years sharing her own culture and learning about the Covenant's as part of an exchange programme between the two.

Hedriar may not have the most detailed of plans of what, or even how, to share the aspects of her culture that matter most to her, but she's got enthusiasm, family and new-found friends at her side. She'll figure it out, and along the way she'll learn that what people value most may not be so different at the core.

Heart of the Covenant is a cosy, low-stakes science fiction collection with a strong focus on slice-of-life narratives.

Regular Price: $3.99

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Mazarin Blues

Series: Hep Cats of Boise #1

Cover of Mazarin Blues. An illustration done in Art Neavau style showing a man in a bowler had in a cityscale with an eye in the sky looking down.

Al Hess

Spiceiness / Heat Level: 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️

Representation: Gay, Bisexual, Asecual, Non-binary, Achillean

Introvert Reed Rothwell is part of a subculture of art deco enthusiasts, pushing back against bland mainstream society and its mandated technology. Stuck with an AI assistant in his head is bad enough, but when he's inflicted with a forced upgrade to a new beta version, named Mazarin, the navigator starts to take on feelings and opinions of his own.

When rumors spread of beta navs turning on their pilots, Reed is determined not to become a victim. Mazarin hasn't become violent yet – the AI is sympathetic and understanding – but with beta participants coerced into slitting their own throats, it's only a matter of time before Reed is next. The AI megacorporation already has an unhealthy interest in Reed, and all the beta testers who have sought help for their navigators have disappeared.

Desperation drives Reed further into the art deco subculture, where he meets a handsome bad boy named Jax, who is not only the exact kind of romantic support Reed needs right now, but he has connections to illegally terminate Reed's AI. But Mazarin has never tried to harm Reed – he loves Reed.

Grappling with ridding himself of intrusive technology, the morality of hurting his self-aware AI, and avoiding the attention of a company that wants to sweep Reed's existence under the rug might be too much for one hep cat to handle.

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CHAMELEON MOON

Series: Chameleon Moon #1

Cover for Chameleon Moon. Illustrated by RoAnna Sylver. A giant ball of fire takes up the majority of the red sky. Below. a cityscape of crumbling buildings surrounds a lizard-human with tons of facial piercings and a woman in a pink tutu and corset holding a microphone in her hands.

RoAnna Sylver

Dystopian, Science Fiction

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶

Representation: Aromantic, Asexual, Queer, Trans, Lesbian

The city of Parole is burning. Like Venice slips into the sea, Parole crumbles into fire.

The entire population inside has been quarantined and left to die – directly over the open flame. Eye in the Sky, a deadly and merciless police force ensures no one escapes. Ever. All that's keeping Parole alive is faith in the midst of horrors and death, trust in the face of desperation... and their fantastic, terrifying, and beautiful superhuman abilities.

Regan, silent, scaly stealth expert, is haunted by ten years of anxiety, trauma and terror, and he's finally reached his limit. Evelyn is a fearless force on stage and sonic-superheroic revolutionary on the streets. Now they have a choice – and a chance to not only escape from Parole, but unravel the mystery deep in its burning heart. And most of all, discover the truth about their own entwining pasts.

Parole's a rough place to live. But they're not dead yet. If they can survive the imminent cataclysmic disaster, they might just stay that way...

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Bundle Corner 🎁

Disaster Lesbians in Fantasy for Lesbian Visibility Week

Happy Lesbian Visibility Day To All the Disaster Lesbians. A row of book covers including A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams, Birthing Orion, Shades and Silver, Stars and Soil, Smoke and Steel, Shackles and Shards. Revolutionary Fantasy, Sapphic Romance.

Forget chosen ones, we want disaster lesbians! Lesbian forest witches making a mess of things, lesbian space goddesses causing destruction, lesbian rebels plotting to overthrow the king, lesbian warrior princesses determined to take the crown or destroy the world trying, lesbian priestesses seeking the powers of life and death!

Contains multiple books from sapphic author, Dax Murray, including:

  • A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams (Indie Ink Awards Finalist 2023)
  • Shades and Silver (Indie Ink Awards Finalist 2023)
  • Stars and Soil (Indie Ink Awards Finalist 2024)

Snag it on Itchio for $15.00 Regularly $30 for all items! 50% off!

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We will be back on the 26th with nearly 30 books on April 26th to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day! If you have a book you feel belongs, it’s not too late to submit it! Simply fill out the form before the 25th to have your lesbian book included! All genres and heat levels welcome. Thank you so much for your continued readership. We love bringing you discounted and affordable queer books every week.

A navy blue book cover with tan detailing depicting a stormy sea on the bottom half of the page and a starry sky with constellations on the top. A collection of stars forms an hourglass shape between the two halves, cradling the title within. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN STARS sits within the top half, AND SALT on the bottom half. The author's name, Alex Harvey-Rivas, is at the very bottom.

Hello wonderful readers of queer literature! I asked Alex Harvey-Rivas if they would mind sharing a little bit about the inspiration for the setting of their upcoming sapphic fantasy novel, The Distance Between Stars and Salt. To my joy, they agreed! Today is also the official cover reveal for the book, too! Isn’t it great? If you recognize the art style, that’s because the artist is Eva I, who’s had other covers featured here, too! Anyway, I’ll let Alex take it from here!


I have been desperate to write a Maltese-inspired work for several years now. My nanna (grandma) was born in Floriana on the main island of Malta and grew up there before immigrating to Canada. From there, she had my mother, who in turn immigrated to the States and had me. Along the way, thanks to the tenuous relationship my mother has to her parents, our knowledge of Malta eroded to a terse exchange of emails and a couple of small relics. As such, research evaded me for a while; despite having been occupied by numerous nations over its history, the amount of writings on Malta is much fewer when compared to some of its surrounding neighbors. Worse still, I had to fine-tune many of my search terms, lest I end up getting information about the dog breed instead (though it is here I note that I also had those growing up). As cute as the dog breed might be, they were not where my attention was aimed.

Still, when I was delivered the first iterations of an idea for The Distance Between Stars and Salt by a doting partner of mine, I quickly found myself devolving into a three-week long research fugue, throwing spaghetti at a wall and scanning every link, Youtube video, and podcast episode I could find. Additionally, I contacted my nanna for the first time in many years. Strand by starchy strand, this novel began to emerge.

Most of the Maltese influence is front-loaded in the first handful of chapters. Due to the structure of the novel, it is in parts a travelogue, so our main characters arrive at and see glimpses into a handful of islands and their corresponding cultures. The island of il-Zedina, where the story starts and ends, is our Maltese analogue. I wanted to steep us in as much of this environment as possible, so I threw in as many miscellaneous aspects of the island that I could. All throughout the novel, you will see references to well monsters, flooding streets, luzzu, pastizzi, gostra poles, the Saints (including a fantasy version of Saint Paul—-Malta loves Saint Paul), Maltese funerary customs, il-bizzilla, and much, much more.

Which leads me to a cultural choice that I made: the inclusion of the Maltese language. I cannot speak Maltese, but part of my research led me to places I can start (as well as a ton of Maltese musicians, including a rapper who performs entirely in Maltese). That said, roughly 500,000 people are capable of speaking the language around the world. It isn't endangered at this point in time, as endangerment is considered based on the rate of speakers in a population and, as of 2012, 98% of the country of Malta could speak the language. Fun fact, that's about as much of the country is registered Roman Catholic! In any case, Maltese is the official language of Malta and used prolifically there, so it only made sense for me to include the language in my novel itself. It's peppered throughout the novel and I've included a glossary in the back with translations (and also explanations of some in-world concepts)

That's also why I decided to include Saints, by the by! Initially, I intended to craft the island of il-Zedina without the influence of Roman Catholicism, but the religion is as deeply-baked into Malta's culture as much anything else and I quickly found myself in a corner. Saint Paul needed to be referenced, due to his importance on the island, but how do you reference a saint where there are no Saints? Thus, I devised a whole magic system based around the Saints, compiling a list of Saints important to Malta and whitling them down to a list of people I could base some magic off of. It's a system oft-mentioned but rarely used—-and you'll find out why when it's eventually shown!

A couple of fun facts before I leave, because I'm constantly finding new fun things to include: did you know there is a turn-based card game based around Maltese monsters? It's called SWAR and is a siege-style game made by a company called Troll-Pressed Papers. I've included a link to their original indiegogo campaign. Another fun fact: there are structures called dolmens, which is a type of megalithic structure comprised of a large stone balanced on two other stones.Think of a giant stone table. Dolmen exist all over the world and often, their purposes appear to be funerary in base. They even exist in Malta! However, there is no archaeological evidence to tell us what the dolmen in Malta were used for! There's just giant stone structures there that... exist? And no one knows why. I think that's fascinating.

I hope by now it is clear how passionate this project has made me. There are many aspects of my heritage in this novel. There are also plenty of things that I made up for the sake of fantasy. Due to the nature of my research, there are plenty of things I struggled to verify or wasn't completely certain on, and in those cases I erred on the side of whatever would work the best within this setting. My hope is that I have done a well enough job enmeshing everything to craft something believable and to do justice to the island nation my mother's family hailed from.

Time will tell, I suppose.


Learn more about The Distance Between Stars and Salt.

Unable to wait? Alex has several other works available, including a great sapphic dark-academia A Sharper More Lasting Pain available at Itchio and other retailers!

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✨ BOOK OF THE WEEK ✨

Blade Broken

Series: The Echelon, #1

A blade entwined with a rose and thorn against a mystical background.

Niranjan

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Bi, Asexual, Demisexual, Polyamory

A spy lurking in the shadows, a nation on the verge of an invasion, a man desperate to protect his home. Lucian is the Blade of Castrial, the kingdom's spymaster and first line of defense, lauded for his success in repelling an invasion from Garaner. But the war has left Castrial's economy in shambles, and when the neighbouring kingdom of Sarian musters their armies and sends spies into Castrial, Lucian realises two things: they have a spy in their midst, and they can't afford the cost of fighting off another invasion. And if that wasn't trouble enough, there is Alaric, the Shield of Castrial and the only man in the Echelon whose power is equal to Lucian's. Returned from banishment like the vengeful spirit of their long-lost relationship, Alaric carries a deep-set grudge against Lucian, a grudge that may well be justified. Lucian’s desire to protect his nation is nearly equal to his wish to reconcile with Alaric, but if he cannot get his act together and convince the Shield to work with him, Castrial will fall. Blade Broken is a queer, sword-and-sorcery fantasy and the first book in The Echelon Series. If you love flawed characters, betrayals and redemption, and gritty worldbuilding with lots of political machinations, you will love this book.

Regular Price: 4.99

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Form Facsimile

Vix Martin

A book cover featuring a photograph of a white crane wading through water. The bird stares down, its reflection stares back from water that various river grasses poke up through. Photo provided by Cira Martin-Mills. Text reads "form facsimile a poetry collection by Vix Martin"

Poetry

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Bi, Queer, Non-binary

Explore a year of poetry brought to life through the experiences of being something different, something unloved, something... nonhuman. Traumatic moments sit alongside those of ultimate ecstasy to illustrate the whiplash of living as a Queer AFAB creature with BPD and Autism from the Bible Belt of the southern US. Join Vix Martin inside the pages of their deeply personal, unflinching, and spiritual debut solo collection.

Regular Price: PWYW or Free

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BUNDLE CORNER – Tons of books for one price!

Soulmates in Fantasy by Niranjan

Multiple fantasy books including:

  • Colliding Forces
  • Curse of Souls (2024 BBNYA finalist)
  • The Dragon and the Mage

Queer soulmate science fantasy books where magic and technology co-exist

Bundle Price: $9.99 for 3 books! – Snag it on Itchio!


Indie Autism Month Bundle hosted by Vesper Doom

10 books for $10 Featuring: DN Brun - Once Stolen, Freddie A Clark - Umbra Tales of a Shadow, Vesper Doom - the Binding of Bloom Mountain, Aubrey Ennis - Name Her Holy, S.S. Genesee - Maurice and Julia 1968, Al Hell, Mazarin Blues, Kara Jorgensen - The Reanimator's Heart, Robin Jo Margaret - Monster Mixer, Finn McClellan - Blood on the Snow, Cara Nox - Trick

Including:

  • Aubrey Ennis's Name Her Holy
  • Kara Jorgensen's The Reanimator's Heart
  • Vesper Doom’s The Binding of Bloom Mountain
  • DN Bryn’s Once Stolen
  • and more!

Support autistic authors during Autism Month! Most of the books in this bundle feature queer protagonists in queer-norm worlds!

$10 for 10 Books! Snag it on Itchio!

🎧 Note: Some books in this bundle have audiobook versions available elsewhere.


Magic and Mysteries Bundle by Niranjan

  • Blue
  • Out of the Blue
  • Spaces of Silence
  • Magical Mayhem
  • The Mansion

Solving mysteries in a fantasy setting and themes of friendship and found families. Four of the books are very openly queer!

Bundle Price: $8.99 for 5 books; Snag it on Itchio!

🎧 Note: Some books in this bundle have audiobook versions available elsewhere.


That’s it for this week! Stay tuned as we have an extra special spotlight and cover reveal coming up on Friday!  

Hello, lovers of queer lit! We’re back with over a dozen books featuring queer characters! Romance, mystery, and monsters! We hope you find your next favorite book!

✨ BOOK OF THE WEEK ✨

Repercussions – A New Dawn

Cover for Repercussions -  New Dawn. Two roses are pictured in front of a setting son. The roses appear to be bleeding.

Brad Allison

Romance, Thriller, Contemporary

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Gay, Bi

In the wake of a tragic loss, a man finds himself grappling with loneliness and a web of secrets, supported by his closest friend. Together, they confront a mysterious woman whose presence threatens to unravel everything they hold dear. As they pursue the truth, they face the echoes of their past and ponder whether the chaos will pave the way for new beginnings and the revival of love, or if they must endure the consequences of their actions. Follow Mike Hartford as he copes with the loss of his beloved Tad Brinkley, while Tad’s killer cunningly integrates herself into their circle, weaving a web of deceit and vengeance.

Amazon

$3.99

 


Their Search for Ms. Right

Friends for Life #1

Cover for Their Search for Ms Right - Two women embrace, each with their eyes closed, against the backdrop of a city and fireworks lighting up the night sky.

Janet Lee Smith

Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Lesbian

Best friends since fifth grade, Ana, Becky, and Michelle have been through it all—school crushes, heartbreaks, and the realization that they’re all looking for love in the same place. But after years of fleeting romances, they’re ready for something real. Now in their late twenties, successful in their careers but still missing that special someone, they embark on a quest for true love. Will they find the Ms. Right they’ve been dreaming of, or will they be tempted to settle for Ms. Right Now?

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Free


Case for Love

WPU Romance Series #3

Illustrated cover for Case for Love. Two women stand in front of a domed classical-style government building at sunset. One is wearing professional/ business attire including pencil skirt, the other is wearing a hoodie and has a backpack slung over her shoulder.

Candi Tab

Romance

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Lesbian, Bi, Sapphic, Queer

One unforgettable night. One impossible situation. Brooke, a driven single mother and lawyer, never expected to find passion in the arms of a stranger at a bar. But their connection is undeniable, and they surrender to an electric night of desire. Months later, her world is turned upside down when she walks into her new legal clinic and comes face-to-face with Emma, one of her law students, and the woman she shared that unforgettable night with. Suddenly, their casual fling becomes a minefield of forbidden desires and ethical dilemmas. Bound by professional ethics and the fear of jeopardizing her career, Brooke and Emma must keep their distance. But the chemistry and attraction is undeniable, threatening to ignite with every stolen glance and whispered word. As Brooke and Emma navigate the complexities of their situation, life throws Brooke a curveball when her ex re-enters the picture, stirring up old wounds. Can they overcome the obstacles that stand in their way and find a love that defies all odds? Or will their Case for Love be dismissed before it even has a chance? This

Amazon

$5.99


Shades of Spring

Shades of Spring #1

Cover for Shades of Spring. A ceries of vines, throrns, and roses swirls across a while background while a crown tumbles upside down.

Niranjan

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Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Bi, Non-binary, Gay

A dangerous prophecy, the survival of a whole world at stake. A prophecy spoken by the Halvard Seer before his death warns of the end of the world, one which will come to pass unless the Halvard, Cailern, and Wizards can work together to prevent it. But the Halvard and Cailern had never seen eye to eye and the Halvard Chief, Leymon, has a past with the Cailern queen, Sylvania, that he cannot let go of. Sylvania and her husband, Bresson have kept the Cailern united for years, but when they receive a message from the wizards, their hard won peace is about to end. Worse, secrets that Sylvania has kept for years are in danger of coming to light, threatening the foundations of her marriage. When creatures from the prophecy attack and fatally injure Bresson, only Leymon has the power to save him. But can he let go of past hurts and betrayals to save him or will he risk the fragile alliance with the Cailern and condemn the world to destruction? Shades of Spring is an epic fantasy novel and the first in the Shades of Spring series. If you like world ending stakes, magic, mysterious prophecies, hidden identities, flawed characters and emotional conflicts, you will enjoy this book. Buy Shades of Spring today to unravel a prophecy.

Itchio || Amazon || Kobo || Elsewhere

$4.99

 


Synthetic Sea

Cover for Synthetic Sea. A person with a cybernetic visor stands in a swirl of static and rain.

Franklyn S Newton

Romance, Science Fiction, Mystery

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️

Representation: Bi, Non-binary, Trans masc

A glittering city of eternal twilight, a troubled cybernetic lounge singer, a grieving PI on the case... In the distant future of planet cracking, VR distraction, and corporate greed, private detective Ryoma LeBeau takes what seems to be a simple job on the opulent casino planetoid of Scylla. Captivated by a chance meeting with the cybernetic musician Guin, he finds himself drawn to the smoky anachronistic lounge bar where they perform. But it seems there's a lot more to both Guin and this case and Ryoma can't help but pull at the threads of mystery leading him to the depths of conspiracy and memory. Synthetic Sea is a cyberpunk noir entwined with T4T queer romance, great for fans of Neuromancer, Ghost in the Shell, and Philip D Dick novels.

Itchio || Amazon || Kobo || Elsewhere

Discounted Price: $3.99 on Itchio || Regular Price: $4.49

 


She Was Monstress Volume One: An Anthology of Monster Women

She Was Monstress (Anthology Series) #1

Cover for She was Monstress: An Anthology of Monster Women Volume One. A woman with dark black horns and feathered black wings lays on a hardwood floor with a tulle dress.

Edited by: Robin Jo Margaret

Featuring stories from: Robin Jo Margaret, Coral Alejandra Moore, A.J. Torres, Sofia Rose, Joanne Kwan, Freddie A. Clark, Chelsey J. León, Lila Gwynn, Noelle Upton, Chloe Slate

Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Sapphic, Queer

Nights of pleasure with demons. The intimate whispers of forest nymphs. The allure of creatures from the depths of the sea. A mechanical lady in a steampunk London. Ten authors have joined to craft incredible stories of love, acceptance, and desire, centering terrifyingly beautiful monster women and the people who aren't afraid to love them.

Amazon

$4.99

 


Quincunx Volume 4

Quincunx #4

Cover for Quincunx. A rod of asclepius in a medical cross against a blue and white background. There are five dots overlaid.

Steph Shangraw

Fantasy

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️

Representation: Pan, Other, Genderfluid, Sapphic, Ace

Isekai with a pansexual gender-fluid paramedic MC! I woke up in a vaguely game-like world. It turns out that it's peaceful and celebrates diversity and creativity, and I really wish I could just stay, but I have family and a girlfriend, and my job needs me. My new friends think there's one chance for me to get home, visiting 5 special sites in turn. None of us expected that each one would give me a new form I can take and actual magic I can use in it! But this awesome world has two great shadows over it, people who got here before me. They have some really strong and unsettling magic of their own, and for some reason they keep trying to stop me from reaching those sites. We're in the fourth and final volume of a 310K-word journey, and the consequences of decisions are really making themselves felt!

Itchio || Ko-Fi || Patreon || ScribbleHub

$5.00

 


The Star-Crossed Empire

Cover for The Star-Crossed Empite. Two figures dance on a lake with a moon and night sky behind them. OVerhead, a large space ship barrels through space.

Maya Darjani

Science Fiction

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Asexual, Gay, Pansexual

For fans of Lois McMaster Bujold, David Weber, and KB Wagers. Get swept away into a lush and romantic space opera that transcends time, untangles court intrigue, and spans the entire Galactic Whorl. A Republic soldier A reluctant Emperor When love and duty collide, who wins? Layla is a patriotic soldier of the Altainan Republic. And patriots don’t ally themselves with rival empires. But when she reencounters the handsome imperial noble she fell in love with years before, she falls again. Hard. And she decides: she’s going to marry that man. Duty be damned. Unfortunately, he’s also the new Valharan Emperor. And their planets are about to go to war. As tensions rise between the two worlds, Layla’s attempts at neutrality go awry. She finds herself unsafe and threatened, a foreigner no matter where she lands. Eventually, instability in their isolated galactic community leaves it ripe for invasion. Layla has to overcome her dual loyalty and end this war for once and for all–before the Whorl goes up in flames, and she loses the man she loves.

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Discounted Price: $0.99 || Regular Price: $3.99

 

 


BUNDLE CORNER

Lots of books in one affordable package!

Series Bundle: The Elite and the Rogues

Get all five books in the award-finalist Elite and the Rogues series by Niranjan at a 40% discount! $15.99 for 5 books!

Grab it on Itchio!

·         The Elitist Supremacy

·         Rise of the Resistance

·         Fractured Alliances

·         Lingering Discord

·         The Final Conflict

 


Indie April Sale

Ace and Aro focused speculative fiction, discounted in celebration of Indie Author April. Queer stories in ebook, interactive fiction and comic format by a queer author from the Global South. Get 10 stories for $10! Saving over 60%!

Snag it on Itchio!

 Promotional image showing the book covers for four books against an illustrated floral background with two offset call outs: 50% off. May Barros' Indie April Sale.

Notable stories:

·         Journey Home: Amara e Luiza are two witches that live in a queerplatonic relationship. When Luiza decides to embark on a journey throught the galaxy in a quest for the lost fortress of Laura, the Dragon Queen, she ends up finding more than expected, while Amara follows her footsteps, hoping it's not too late.

·         Crystalline: When Michelle gets a letter from the grandmother she just lost with the keys to her farm hotel and a request to protect a magic artifact, she has to choose if she'll follow in her grandmother's footsteps or make her own path.

·         Favorite: Camila only wanted to escape the heat and spend the day with her friend, Aline. But the friend had other plans and Camila, being aromantic, needs to make a choice.

 


 

Queer Fantasy with Dragons

Queer dragons by Niranjan! $7.99 for 3 books! Save over 30%!

Snag the bundle on Itchio!

Novels include:

·         The Dragon and the Mage

·         Gelid Islands

·         The Flame of the Dragon's Oath


Thanks so much for checking out the awesome books this week! Stay tuned, because later this month we will be celebrating Agender Pride Day and Lesbian Visibility Day!

If you’re an author who wants to see their books, serials, or interactive fiction featured here, make sure to check out our scheduling site: booking.queerbooksweekly.com.  

 

No fools here, today! Just fab deals!


✨ Book of The Week ✨

Only Mostly Dead

Cover for Only Mostly Dead. A pale blue and purple gradient of illustrated skulls in the background with a foreground showing a city skyline framed in illustrations of skeleton hands, filing cabinets, a scythe, hourglasses, and a video game console.

Series: Afterlife Incorporated

Alli Temple

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Paranormal

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🍭

Representation: Lesbian, Non-binary, Pansexual

No one tells you how much paperwork there is after you die. I expected to wake up on a cloud where angels played harps and fed me grapes. Instead, I’m a ghost stuck in suburban Toronto. The only one who can see me is an unemployed grim reaper who'd rather play video games. Turns out the business of dying is a train wreck. But if there was ever a girl boss who could get it back on track, it’s me. All I need is a little help from my new roommate, whether they want to be involved or not. Nothing at Afterlife Incorporated moves quickly and if I don’t find a way out soon there won’t be anything left of me to cross over. They say death can be easy, but being only mostly dead sucks.

Discounted Price: $0.99 || Regular Price: $5.99

Amazon || Kobo || Apple || Google Play || B&N

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Also By Alli Temple: Uncharted

The Pirate & Her Princess

Come sail away with Princess Georgina, Captain Cinder and the crew of the Crimson Siren in this sapphic fantasy adventure!


Bundle Corner – Tons of books, one low price.

Xine Fury: The Complete Collection

Xine Fury is a transgender author who focuses on LGBTQIA-friendly sci-fi and fantasy. This is a collection of all of Xine Fury's novels (so far).

Notable Works:

  • Bloodhunters volumes 1-3
  • Geek Cutes
  • Rainbow Nightmares
  • Gender Rolls
  • Nomads of Zyden

Snag for $15 on Itchio

Promotional Graphic for Xine Fury Bundle showing several shimmering table top dice of various sizes on a tile surface.


Queer Vampires Bundle

All four of my vampire books, all queer!

Notable Works

  • There's Always a Morning
  • Whispers in the Dark
  • Life Remains Bleeding Gold

Snag on Itchio for $9.99, a discount of 54%

Promo graphic for 4 Queer Vampire Novels, showing the covers for each book, all displaying pale vampires with stylistic text.


ARC Corner in QBW – Free books before they are released!

The Killing Song

Cover for The Killing Song. A bright skull is caught in a tangle of vines against a watery background.

Felix Graves

Fantasy, Horror

Spiciness / Heat Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Representation: Achillean, Gay, Lesbian, Queer, Sapphic, Trans masc, Asexual, Agender, Nonbinary, Aromantic, Pansexual, Butch

Romada, a fiercely independent water nymph who captains the pirate vessel the Guardian, is looking forward to retirement. After sailing the seas for over 50 years with her siren girlfriend, Neiara, as well as with her adoptive big brother, Injago, for the five decades prior, she's tired of the high-stakes life. Unfortunately, the high-stakes life isn't done with her or her loved ones yet. When the crown prince of Ostrana is assassinated by a siren, the elven kingdom responds by rounding up every known siren and shipping them off to internment camps. Soon after, Injago and Romada mistakenly lead Neiara into a trap that tears her away from them, and Romada succumbs to a depressive darkness that has threatened her mind since childhood. It's up to Injago to keep the crew and the ship safe and steady on the path to finding and rescuing Neiara. As time goes on, Romada and Injago realize that no one else is willing to find and liberate these camps. They have a choice to make. They can attempt to free all sirens of their wrongful imprisonment, or abandon these lost souls in reckless pursuit of their stolen family member. Only one thing is certain: this won't have a happy ending.

Request on Book Sirens


Thank you for another great week of queer lit! If you are an author yourself, we just uponed up submissions for our Agender Pride event and our Pansexual and Panromantic Pride event in May. Make sure to check our book page for more details so your book can be included!

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